Quake Hit New Guinea

World | September 9, 2002, Monday // 00:00

A major earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale has hit the coastal waters north of Papua New Guinea. Initial unconfirmed reports said at least two people were killed and some coastal houses were destroyed. About 20,000 in the provincial capital Wewak have been left without water. A tremor of a similar size in 1998 caused a tsunami, or wave surge, which hit the shore killing over 2,000 people.
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